Campground evacuated as crews battle to contain fire
Marlborough authorities leaving nothing to chance in case the wind changes this morning.
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Student found dead in Makarora River was keen tramper
The bodies of a man and a woman were found by members of the public at the weekend.
'Age is only a number': Man caught grooming '14-year-old girl' in sting
He declared his love and said he was jealous when she had been speaking to boys.
Missing British tramper: Police optimistic as desperate family wait
32-year-old Stephanie Simpson was walking in Mt Aspiring National park over the weekend.
Where is Stephanie? Search continues for missing British tramper
The 32-year-old was due to return from her tramp near Wanaka on Saturday.
Repeat robber squeezed cop's genitals during crime spree
A transgender woman serving a sentence at women's prison poses 'particular difficulties'.
Person dies after 'serious crash' between train and truck
St John has assessed 96 patients on the train, none of which are injured.
Milford Sound businesses suffer as road remains closed
The road into Milford Sound remains completely blocked by slips
Second body found in Mt Aspiring National Park
The body was found in the same area where another body was found yesterday.
Flooding not enough to make wedding washout
When planning her wedding two years ago Khellsey-Anna Atley did not prepare for floods.
Ammonia threat to be shifted
When wet, Ouvea Premix can create ammonia gas, that can be extremely harmful.
Panic gives way to reality in flooding aftermath
As water levels drop and evacuated families return to their homes, reality kicks in.
Waterworld: The NZ regions left sodden and counting a huge cost
Total costs for the clean up following the floods are expected to run into millions.
Focus Live: The Floodwater has receded but ordeal is not over for thousands of evacuated locals
Focus Live: The Floodwater has receded but the ordeal is not over for thousands of evacuated southland locals. Civil Defence group chairman Neville Cook explains. Video / William Patino Photography / High Country Helicopters / NZTA
Southland floods: 'Everything is gone' Gore residents say
Cars and homes flooded after Mataura River surges through the town.
'You could all have died': Woman took ecstasy before horror crash
Designated sober driver had taken ecstasy prior to driving.
Live: Southland flooding - Gore residents allowed back
Southland begins to enter recovery mode from a massive flooding event.
Live: 'You need to evacuate now': Flood waters still rising in Southland
Authorities are telling people in Southland not to be complacent about evacuating.
Fears of toxic gas clouds as flood waters threaten Southland chemical stash
The chemicals, stored at an old paper mill, sit right by the river.
Live: Third Southland town told to flee floods, blocks of land under water
Some families were forced to wade through waist-high water to safety.
Hundreds told to prepare to flee as storms batter the South
While some tourists were helicoptered out today, others remain stranded overnight.
Slip near Queenstown: 'It sounded like thunder'
Gibbston woman describes how slip sounded like thunder.
'Near-death experiences': Teenager, family's lucky escapes in wild weather
About 100 trampers are being rescued by helicopter from Fiordland today.
Weather chaos: Landslide hits hut, rescue under way, flood destroys highway
Rescue teams mustered this morning for evacuation of tourists.
Caution urged after gardeners struck by Legionnaires' disease
Two suspected deaths and dozen of cases linked to the hidden hazard in potting mix.
No ordinary subdivision: $720k just for the section
The third stage of the Remarkables View subdivision is currently for sale.
Fish of the Day: A West Coast roadie
Clarke Gayford discovers feral backpackers and secret recipes on the wild West Coast.
Two climbers die in Fiordland National Park
The men were reported missing on Thursday but a search party was delayed by bad weather.
Hot stuff: More heat on the way after whopping 38.2C in Gisborne
Yesterday, Gisborne topped the charts at a whopping 38.2C, its hottest day since 1940.
'You're a nark, you're dead': Man threatens neighbour with spear and patu in meth-fueled rage
The Dunedin man was 'self-medicating' with the drug, court hears.
Otago man jailed for chasing girlfriend with chainsaw after blocked toilet fiasco
After drinking bottles of cider, accused was covered in excrement from a blocked toilet.
One dead, one injured after vehicle hurtles over steep bank
A vehicle hurtled about 50m down a steep bank on a remote 4WD track.
Horror crash: Train, cars collide - one woman seriously injured
One vehicle ended up on its roof in the rail crossing crash.
Teenage flasher caught by police and public
A teenage flasher caught by a police dog in Christchurch dog park